Predictors and disparities in neonatal and under 5 mortality in rural Pakistan: cross sectional analysis. [PDF]
Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia, 2023 Summary Background Adopted in 2015, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) have set specific targets (SDG 3.2) for countries to reduce their neonatal mortality rate (NMR) to below 12 deaths per 1000 live births and under 5 mortality rate (U5MR) to ...
Memon Z +9 more
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Spatio-temporal patterns of under 5 mortality in Nigeria
SSM - Population Health, 2018 •Under 5 mortality rates in Nigeria are very high. •There are significant variations in under 5 mortality rates across states over time. •There is evidence of statistically significant spatial autocorrelation over time. •Significant reductions are achievable with both state and region specific measures.
M. Ayoade
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Mapping neonatal and under-5 mortality in India [PDF]
The Lancet, 2020 Praveen, Kumar, Nalini, Singhal
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Measuring under-5 mortality and fertility through mobile phone surveys: an assessment of selection bias in 34 low-income and middle-income countries. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives This study aims to assess sample selection bias in mobile phone survey estimates of fertility and under-5 mortality. Design With data from the Demographic and Health Surveys, we use logistic regressions to identify sociodemographic correlates ...
Sánchez-Páez DA +4 more
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Systematic estimates of the global, regional and national under-5 mortality burden attributable to birth defects in 2000-2019: a summary of findings from the 2020 WHO estimates. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives To examine the potential for bias in the estimate of under-5 mortality due to birth defects recently produced by the WHO and the Maternal and Child Epidemiology Estimation research group. Design Systematic analysis.
Perin J +8 more
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Trends and Factors Associated with Under-5 Mortality in Northwest Nigeria (2008-2018). [PDF]
Ann Glob Health, 2022 Background: The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) revealed that the under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in the northwest geopolitical zone (NWGZ), Nigeria, increased by 1.1% from 185 to 187 deaths per 1,000 live births between 2013 and 2018 ...
Ezeh OK +7 more
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Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000-19: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals. [PDF]
Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 2022 Summary Background Causes of mortality are a crucial input for health systems for identifying appropriate interventions for child survival. We present an updated series of cause-specific mortality for neonates and children younger than 5 years from 2000 ...
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Estimated impact of the 2020 economic downturn on under-5 mortality for 129 countries. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), economic downturns can lead to increased child mortality by affecting dietary, environmental, and care-seeking factors.
Cardona M +4 more
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Divergent age patterns of under-5 mortality in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study. [PDF]
Lancet Glob Health, 2022 Summary Background Understanding the age pattern of under-5 mortality is essential for identifying the most vulnerable ages and underlying causes of death, and for assessing why the decline in child mortality is slower in some countries and subnational ...
Verhulst A +13 more
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Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 [PDF]
, 2021 Background: Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 has targeted elimination of preventable child mortality, reduction of neonatal death to less than 12 per 1000 livebirths, and reduction of death of children younger than 5 years to less than 25 per 1000 ...
GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators +2 more
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